THE LORD’S DAY. The question has been often asked, are Christians plainly commanded to keep the Lord’s day? There is no commandment to keep such a day in the Bible. Are we commanded to keep the sabbath day holy? Paul said, Col. 2:16, “Let no man, therefore, judge you in meat, or in drink, or […]
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The Duty of Rendering God’s Word Plain to All. DEUTERONOMY 4: 2.—Ye shall not add to the word that I command you, neither shall ye diminish aught from it. DEUT. 27: 8.—And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly. PSALM 12: 6.—The words of the Lord are pure
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THE RICHES OF CHRIST. By Alexander Campbell “There. is one Lord Jesus Christ by whom are all things.” 1 Cor. viii. 6.—“By him were created all things which are in the heavens, and which are upon the earth, things visible, and things invisible;—whether thrones, or lordships, or governments, or powers, all things were. created by
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The following was written by Moses E. Lard (1818-1880) From the outset of the great work in which we as a people are engaged, purity of speech has been an object never lost sight of. We looked at first and still look upon the mixed and unsanctified dialect current in religious circles, not only as
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An Exposition of Acts, Chap.II. “And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them
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THE MAN MOSES. By J. W. McGarvey I WRITE not of Moses the wonder-worker, of Moses the prophet, or of Moses the law-giver; but of Moses the man. I have endeavored to sift the materials of his history, to gather out its personal features, and to combine them in a portraiture which we may admire.
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE BIBLE By Daniel Sommer MATTHEW – CHAPTER 1 A great and mighty commander of a multitude of armies wished his eldest son to command those armies for a period of years. In order to prepare that son to command them, also in order to prepare those armies to have confidence in
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SACRED HISTORY IN THE EDUCATION OF PREACHERS. by J.W. McGarvey FACTS are the basis of correct knowledge in all departments i of human study. No deductions in the physical sciences are conclusive unless they are derived from well-established facts; and even in psychology certain facts of consciousness are the guides to investigation and the tests
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CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE: By John T. Johnson Whatever has a tendency to promote the happiness of Christians, should be their daily study and constant pursuit. As this is a matter of the very first importance, we should endeavor to ascertain those sources, or principles, or institutions, from which alone happiness can be derived. It
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SERMON BY ELDER J. T. JOHNSON. ROM. v. 10: “ For if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more being reconciled, we shall be saved from wrath by his life.” 1. The doctrine of Reconciliation is fundamental in our holy religion, as it regards both
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